Job Description
About Wood-Mizer:
Wood-Mizer offers a complete line of narrowband portable and industrial sawmills, wideband sawmilling equipment, resaws, edgers, kilns, molders/planers, firewood processing equipment, pallet recycling equipment, material handling equipment, bandsaw blades, and blade maintenance equipment for forestry and timber professionals throughout the world.
Our Culture and Values:
Wood-Mizer is committed to customer and employee success, putting compassion and faith at the forefront of the operation, and committing themselves to provide high-quality equipment that makes a positive difference in people’s lives. Wood-Mizer is a 100% employee-owned company and believes that every mill owner is an extension of our Wood-Mizer family – a philosophy that makes our customers feel right at home.
What To Expect for Wood-Mizer:
Wood-Mizer believes that an investment in our employees is an investment in our future. Therefore, we offer a variety of benefits to make sure that employees are healthy and happy so we can grow, learn, and innovate together.
- Wood-Mizer's Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) ensures that as the company grows, that growth and wealth is shared by the entire Wood-Mizer family.
- Wood-Mizer offers competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage, as well life and disability insurance.
- We understand that your future is important, which is why we are proud to offer two distinct retirement benefits.
- Wood-Mizer is dedicated to serving our community both locally and worldwide.
- Your career is important to us at Wood-Mizer. We offer tuition reimbursements so you can further your skillset and have a promote-from-within culture because we want to share in your success.
- We offer competitive wages with generous discretionary bonuses throughout the year.
- We understand the importance of a healthy life/work balance. We offer paid vacation time, paid holidays, paid time off for a wedding, birth of a child, placement of a child, as well as an adoption assistance plan.
- From company-wide celebrations, holiday parties, and company outings, to chats around the complimentary coffee stations, Wood-Mizer believes that, for us, work can be a socially enriching experience.
- We offer an annual allowance on branded clothing, safety boots, and safety glasses.
- From gift cards celebrating your birthday and work anniversary, access to discounted shipping rates, and a referral rewards program, Wood-Mizer finds ways to make small gestures add up to meaningful moments.
Summary of Role You are Applying For:
In this technical role, you will be responsible for assembling electrical equipment, utilizing your expertise in circuit boards, electronic components, soldering, and other assembly methods. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring that our electronics are securely assembled, and function as expected.
How You Will Spend Your Time:
Every day brings a new challenge at Wood-Mizer. Here are some ways you will be spending your time for each role:
Responsibilities:
- Build electrical control systems by procuring needed components and assembling them to design requirements from provided electrical schematics, documentation, or instruction
- Perform detailed electrical control testing and troubleshooting as required to verify designs; meet functional requirements; or further develop
- Assemble parts to form complete units or subassemblies involving electronic, electrical, wire harness and /or mechanical assembly per job order requirements
- Work under limited supervision and refer technical drawings and written directions
- Utilize hand tools, small power tools, and other special equipment to perform assigned job
- Perform test of electronic controls using multi-meters and other tests fixturing
- Maintain production records including work order sheets, issue/return sheets, time study sheets, VIP forms, etc.
- Maintain and operate automatic crimping, cutting and stripping machines
- Maintain and operate wire
- Perform Syteline functions as assigned and trained
- Operate forklifts as required
- Maintain a safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Train other employees
- Meet or exceed standard hours on each job
- Perform other related duties as assigned
- Maintain a professional company image always
- Productively participate in a Continuous Improvement work environment
Things that are Important to Have:
Below are some requirements for this specific role:
EDUCATION:
- High School Diploma or equivalency required
- Associates in Electronics preferred but not required
EXPERIENCE:
- Mechanical Aptitude
- 2 years of basic PLC preferred
SKILLS:
- Good general knowledge of electrical motors, motor controllers, embedded systems, mechanics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and manufacturing processes
- Soldering, electrical control panel building, reading and writing electrical schematics, problem solving, critical thinking, good communicator
- Must be able to safely use various hand and air tools
- Team player who can work independently
- Ability to follow proper safety protocols
- Ability to retain learned knowledge
If you are looking for a career, and not just a job, apply today and learn how Wood-Mizer employees are making a difference around the world and right here in Indiana.
Wood-Mizer provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.